English-German Dictionary
German Translation of “proper”
proper (ˈprɒpəʳ
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Translations
adjective
- (= actual)
eigentlich
⇒is that a proper policeman's helmet?
ist das ein richtiger Polizeihelm?
⇒he's never had a proper job
er hat noch nie einen richtigen Job gehabt
⇒not in Berlin proper
nicht in Berlin selbst
-
- (= fitting) (informal(= real, utter)
richtig
- (informal(= thorough)
- beating
tüchtig (informal)
- beating
in the proper way
richtig
⇒it's only right and proper
es ist nur recht und billig
⇒to do the proper thing
das tun, was sich gehört
⇒the proper thing to do would be to apologize
es gehört sich eigentlich, dass man sich entschuldigt
⇒it wasn't really the proper thing to say
es war ziemlich unpassend, das zu sagen
- (= fitting) (informal(= real, utter)
- (= seemly)
anständig
⇒what is proper
was sich gehört
- (= prim and proper)
korrekt
Similar Words
= correct, accepted, established, appropriate, right, formal, conventional, accurate, exact, precise, legitimate, orthodox, apt,
= polite, right, becoming, seemly, fitting, fit, mannerly, suitable, decent, gentlemanly, refined, respectable, befitting, genteel, de rigueur, ladylike, meet, decorous, punctilious, comme il faut,
'proper' in Other Languages
- Arabic: مُنَاسِب
- Brazilian Portuguese: próprio própria
- Chinese: 适当的
- Croatian: pravi prava
- Czech: řádný--
- Danish: korrekt
- Dutch: gepast
- European Spanish: apropiado apropiadacorrecto
- Finnish: kunnon
- French: correct
- German: echt
- Greek: κατάλληλος κατάλληλη
- Italian: opportuno opportuna
- Japanese: 適切な
- Korean: 적합한
- Norwegian: ekte
- Polish: właściwy właściwa
- Portuguese: próprio própria
- Romanian: adecvat adecvată, adecvați, adecvate
- Russian: надлежащий надлежащая
- Spanish: apropiado apropiada
- Swedish: riktig riktigt
- Thai: เหมาะสม
- Turkish: doğru dürüst
- Ukrainian: відповідний
- Vietnamese: thực sự
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